title: [Magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator].
abstract: The number of patients with cardiac pacemakers (PM), implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy PM systems is increasing. The number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations is also growing and amounts to about 60 million tests per year worldwide. The presence of an ICD is still considered to be an absolute contraindication to MRI by most experts. We present a patient with an implanted ICD who successfully underwent brain MRI with use of special precautions.
authors.affiliation: I Katedra i Klinika Kardiologii, Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, Gdańsk. mfijalkowski@gumed.edu.pl
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fijałkowski
authors.forename: Maksymilian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mielczarek
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szurowska
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zacharek
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kempa
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dorniak
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bohdan
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabisz
authors.forename: Mirosława
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dubaniewicz
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rynkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D000075202:Contraindications; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*